Milling machine



Feb. 14,.'1928.

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`My invention relates rto.,lirnlltrovementsfin variable speed mechanism :for ,the work to the milling cutter otra mlli chine in both horizontal and; vertical 'reetions, coupled with `automatic. Stopand trave erse mechanism for the jfeed table of the machine. l i

The objects of the invention are 1. To provide a variable ,feeding mecha` nismcompactly embodied in thevertically movable knee of the machine, vhavinga rapid, friction clutch driven, `one-'speed traversefoi the linee and work-,holding table and a oer tive j avv. clutch-driven variable @Spee for the feed and also `for both ,the ,forward and reverse drive. c i, 2. To dispense with thefusualmultiplicity of levers and dials and substitutetherefor `tvvofcentrally located levers and one 4dial for controlling the feed speeds and, traverse. Otherobjects ofthe invention will appear from the following detailed description,

taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. u Y u The invention consists generally in `various constructions and combinations, all asfheneinafter described and particularly,pointed,

out` in the. claims.

In `the accompanying part o flthisspecification, u i

Figure 1 isa artial vertical `longitauflinal sectional view oiP a milling ymachine einbedying my invention, u

Figure 2 is a vertical transversesection drawingS through the knee, on .the line 2-12 of Figure 3 is a plan section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, l

Figure 4 is a plan sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure `1,

Figure 5 is a sectional `view on `the lline 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a vertical transverse `section through the knee, on the line `\66 ofFigure 1, f`

Figure 7 is a detail view `oftheifeeel drive,

Figure is a sectional detail lviewtllroigncgh u the lever control and time mechanism,

Figure 9 ^`is a sectional view .onithe line 9-9 of Figure4, f

Figure 10 is a transverse the `line l0-10 of Figure 1,

plan section non `.smal mesma,

Fi e 11 is `a detailgsectionalview of the clu'te shaft, t

'Figure '12 isaplanview of Figure 1l, i

Figures A13, 1,4 and 15 are detail sectional views o the .clutch throwing .mechanism yfor theieed Shaft, v

Figure 16 `is asectionalldetail view of the Linee` elevating mecharusm,` L

Figure 171s a detail view of. .a modified tri ping mechanism for the plane itypeof lng machine, u

F lgure 18 fis :a front end `elevation of the naihme, showing `,the `control handles and ia i In the drawing, 2 represents Athe main frame or column of the machine,3 a motor for driving the spindle feed mechanism, not shown, and 4 a `rigid overarm mounted "in the upper portion `ofthe column `2. 5 is the knee frame .or housing, `which carries Aa feed table 6 and .embodies the .feed mechanism, and is .vertically `adjustable ,upon .the `main frame ,or-columnQ, Two vertical V-shaped `guide-:ways 7, "(fsee Figure A) are provided upon .the column .2 and are embraced hy guide `flanges 18 and ,8b of the knee `housing. V ,e An elevating screw `9(see .Figures land 16) {is mounted in abearing fblock lupon a ibase imember .11 ,projectie yfrom the main column `2. All internally t readed station 4ary sleeveor nut 12 isarranged`in the ing block 10 ,and engages an 4externally threaded sleeve 13 having an annular internal flange le. A second internally threaded nutil .is :tightly inserted .into the sleeve 13 and bears against .the iange :14. A screw `9 fits the thread of thefnnt 15 and a head 16 is secured `to the lower end of the screw 9 and engages `the flange 14 when the screw has been elevated ,to a `predetermined point and arrests irotary movement of the screw relativeto `the sleeve, which will then rotate in `the .nut .12 if further elevation is to be effected. 'llhisitelescopic screw `construction is iorpthe r1purliiose of shortening .the height of thergelevating mechanismand increasing itsielevatingcapacity. i u

v 'lfhescrew `Qns journaled at 17 inthe knee iframe and la :suitable u antiffriction step .hearying 18 isprovided between `the Hangs Vi111 `of lil lti the sere-W 9 and the knee frame 5 to carry the Weight of the knee. A beveled gear 2() is keyed to the upper end of the screw 9 by means of which' the screw is rotated and the knee raised or lowered. complished either by power or manually, the latter being more particularly shown in Figure 4.

A shaft 2l (see Figure 4) mounted diagonally in bearings 22, carries a beveled pinion 23 in mesh with the beveledfgear 2O and is p-rovided With a hand Vwheel 24, loosely mounted on the shaft 2l and having atoothed hub or clutch 25 adapted to engage with a similar clutch 26 secured to theshaft 2l. rThis described mechanism is the purpose of raising theknee manually. Y

The power elevating mechanism consists Y in part of a shaft 27 (Figurcl)journaled elevate-d by power, as will hereinafter he re-y struction. rllhe shaft 35 carries a bevel gear in bearings 28 and' 29 upon the knee frame 5 and having a. beveled pinion SU-inmesh with the bevel gear 20rand a spurgear 3l loosely mounted on the shaft 27 and provided With clutch teeth 32. A sleeve 33,3'ournaled in the bearing 29,is keyedto the shaft 27 and provided With clutch teeth 34 adapted to engage the clutch teeth 32 whenV the knee is to'be ferred to. n y The connection of the elevating mechanism,

` with he motive power.

1Referring now to Figure l, power istransmittedto a shortshaft mounted infbearings in the knee frame 5. This power transmission to the knee is common in milling ma* chines and I claim no novelty for this con- 36 (see Figure 4) meshing with a'bei'ielgear 37 on a short horizontal driving shaft 38. A spur gear 39 integral with the bevel gear 37 is 'in mesh with a spur gear 40 that is keyed to an external ,friction c'luteh member 4l,

loosely mounted upon a transverse clutch shaft 42 (seeFigure 2)'. This shaft is journaled in sui-table bearings `and'carries loosely ymounted beveled geais 43 and 44 provided With clutch teeth 45 and 46 and the shaft also carries a large spur gear 47 having clutch teeth 48 (see Figures 2 and 10). A clutch sleeve 49 having clutch teeth 50 is connected to the shaft 42 by means of a feather key 5l arranged to slide in a groove in the shaft 42 and secured to the sleeve 49. This feather key is provided with an inclined cam surface 52 engaging a slot in the Wedge block 53 that is radially movable in a collar'54 upon the shaft 42 and adapted, when forced outwardly, to expand a friction clutch ring 55 into clutching engagementv with the friction clutch member 4l. When" thefeather key 5l is moved toward the right, as shoivn in Figure l0, the clutch teeth of the sleeve 49 Will be disengaged from the clutch teeth 48 This `may lbe ac-v of the gear 47 and the inclinedcam face 52 will have forced the clutch Vring ,into driving contact'ivith'the rotating clutch member 4l and theshaft 42 Will be caused to re .Y

volve at high speed, Vdriven direct from the ygear 339 on the shaft 38. When the feather key is moved to the left, the friction clutch members will be released and the clutch sleeve 49 Will engage the `clutch teeth of the stud 57 and rigidly connected to a spur gear 58. A clutch sleeve 59 having clutch teeth 60 and 6l has a driving connection withr the0 clutch shalt 42 Vby means of a feather key 62. jy

This key is rigidly secured to the clutch sleeve at 63. As shovvnin Figure 10, the

clutch teeth of the sleeve 59 are in neutralV i position, but if the sleeve is moved to they left 'to engage the clutch teeth of the beveled gear 43, the shaft 42 will impart rotative movement to the beveled gear y56 in a given direction and if the sleeve is moved to Ward the right to engage the beveled gear 44, the gear 56 will be caused to rotate in the opposite direction. Meansfare provided for moving the'feather keys 5l and 62 independ-KV i ently, but with the saine lever, as follower Referring to Figures 2, 4, 8v and l0, a liangeshifter collar 64 is secured to the key 62. A rock shaft 65 is mounted in vertical bearings and provided With a shifterarm 66 engaging the-shifter collar 67 for the key 5l and a gear segment 68kin mesh ,with an annular rack 69 of a sleeve 70. This sleeve is looselyl mounted upon, al horizontal rock shaft 7l mounted in suitable bearings and provided with a shifter arm v72 engagingY the shifter collar 64 for the key 62. Outside of the knee frame a shifter head 7 3 -having ya radial slot 74 is keyed lto the shaft7l. A vertical universal shifter lever 75 fitting the slot 74 and having a gear segment 76 in mesh With an annular rack 77 is pivoted in the head 7 3. This lever is provided with a Weighted upper end 78 to hold it in any one of the four horizontal positions. By this construction it will be seen that the shaft 7l may be rocked in either direction to correspondinglyy move the feather key 62 in the shaft 42 independently of the sleeve 7 6,

iio f and that the sleeve 76 may be moved to ies . the other of these gears to the shaft and Y tamano feather keyfl changes the speed` lof the transmitting shaft by transferring the drive tothe shaft from one to the other ofthe gears 52 and 47. The rapid traverse drive' to the shaft 42 is effected through thefriction clutch and small gear and" theslow variable drive throughfthe toothed clutches 48 `and 49 and the large gear 47. As the friction and toothed clutches aref alternately engaged by moving the feather key 51 in opposite directions, itis evident thattlie` clutches can 'never be simultaneously engaged. Power is `transmitted from the shaft 38 to the large gear 47 through `a variable speed drive mechanism, as follows:

Two different diameter gears 79 and 80v are secured to the driving shaft 38,- 4the smaller gear 79 being formed, preferably, integral with the shaft.' (See Figure 7.) A speedl change transmission shaft 81is provided with two loosely mounted gears 82 and 83 'in mesh with the gears 79 and 8() respectively. The shaft 81 is hollow and is provided with an internal slidable rod 84 (see Figure 6) having a spring-pressed dive key 85 Vprovided with a head `86 adapted to pass through a slot 87 in the shaft 81 and engage the gears 82 and 83, locking"` one or driving it at a corresponding speed.

The rod 84 is longitudinally movable in the shaft 81 by means of an annular rack 88 cut in the rod and in mesh with a segmental pinion 89` on a rock shaft 90 provided,` with an operating lever 91. By moving this lever, thedive key 85maiy be moved to engage either one of the gears 82 or 83 and cause the shaft 81 tofbefdriven at a corresponding speed.

A series ofeight speedgchange gears 92 are keyed to the shaft"81 and in constant mesh y with the correspondingspeed change gears 93, loosely mounted upon an intermediate speed change shaft 94 (see Figure). A spring-pressed dive key 95is pivoted to a rod 96 concentrically `and slidably `arranged within the shaft 94 anda `slot 97 is cut in the shaft through `which `the head of the dive key 95 projects into a slot `or groove 98 in the hub of the gears 93, thereby locking one of the gears to the shaft- Rings or washers, over which the head of the dive key passes when moving from gear to gear, separate thegears 93 and vserve to lock "the dive key and also to release it when the key is shifted from one Igear to another; The dive key and the rod 96are moved by means of a circularrack 99 in 4mesh `with gear teeth 100, cut in a sleeve 101, loosely'mounted on the shaft 90 and provided with adial` disc 102.` 4By turningthis diahthe dive key 95 may bebrought into lfrictional engagement with any Aone of the side change gears and automatically locked in place.

"Suitable indexing "marks umaybe provided @site dial magasine guidance nf al@ op erator in-iindexing `the proper speed change ears for "the desired speed `of the shaft 81;

speedis transmitted to the clutch shaft 42 by meansof aipinion 103 cut integrally with theshaft 94 and inmesh with the large gear/47 and from the shaft 42 the speed is transmitted Gto the beveled gear 56,y and spur gear 1A58 through the beveled gears 43 andy 44, asheretofore described.

Referringto Figures 1, .2 `and-10, Vpower istraiismittedfromthespur gear 58 through a spur gear 104 to thefeed operatingshaft 105 journaled in bearings in the knee frame 5, "which "shaft transmits'variable feed to the table feed and operating mechanism. A

spur `gear i106 is keyed to the shaft 105i and in c onstantmesh with a gear 107 loosely mounted. on a threaded transverse feed `shaft 108 havinglclutching en ageinentfat BISv 109 witha collar 110 that is sp inedon the i shaft 108`and journaled against `endvvise movement in its bearing. `The gear i106 also isjin mesh withthe gear 31, loosely `mounted on theshaft 27 and ,having the short clutch teeth 32 (see Figure 16) engageable with theclutch teeth on the cam33 splinedto the shaft 27, as heretofore described.

The `shaft 108 may be manually operated.

`by means of the hand wheel 111 `having It is obvious on account ofwtheoppositely pointing shifter arms and 116, one clutch unit can only be engaged at `the same time and when one clutch unit is thrown into engagement, the other will `be disengaged. The shifter arm 115 .controls the `power elevating mechanism andthe shifter arm 116 and transverse tablefeed, as Will hereinafter be described.

In theuniversal type of milling machine,

herein illustrated, the feed table 6 having slots for holding the work, is mounted rotatably by means of a swiveledcarriage 120 upon iasaddle 121. The'table slides longitudinally in suitable guideways 122 in the :carriage and fthe. saddle `has a transverse :movement to the `length `of fthe itable on guideways 123 `on the "knee frameu5` (see fFigure 2). A depending bracket 124 having f` affixed, internally threaded `inut125 `(see Figure 4) and a vertical `bearing 126, is i nuo threads of the screw shaft 108 are in engagement with the internal threads of the nut 125, and When this shaft is revolved by the engagement of the clutch unit controlled by the shifter arm 115, the saddle and table will be moved transversely in a direction according to the direction of the screw shaft 108, driven by the feedV driving shaft 105.

This shaft 105 is splined and carries a beveled gear 127 rotatably mounted against endivise movement and meshing With a bevu eled gear128 yupon avertical shaft 129 carrying an upper beveled gear 130 (see Figures 1 and 2).

AQ long jitudinalv feed screw 131 is rotatabl i mounted affainst endwise movement on vthe feed table @and engages the internal threads of a flanged nut 132 that is firmly Vfixed to the saddle bracket 133. A beveled gear 134i having clutch teeth is rotatably mounted in a second saddle bracket 135V and is in mesh With the 'beveled gear 130. The' feed screwwpassing loosely through thebeveled gear 134i, is provided with a key-Way 133 and a clutch sleeve 13? is journaled in the bracket 135 and provided with a tip key to slide in the key way 13G. A shifter sleeve 138 is mounted to slide on the Vfeed screiv 131 betweenthe bevel gear 134. and the clutch sleeve 137 and has clutch mem bers .at one end, permanently engaging the n clutclisleeve and provided With clutch teeth at the other end Which may be moved into and out of operative connection With the clutch teeth of the gear 134, thus starting Vand stopping the'rotation of the feed screw 131l andV controlling` the longitudinal feeding of thetable G. Hand Wheels or handles 139 are secured at each end of the .feed

' The auto/matic feed control.

Mechanism is irovided for automaticall 1. l L controlling and stopping at predetermined points the longitudinal travel of the feed ytable 5,*the transverse travel of the saddle 121 relative to the feed table and the. knee 'and the vertical feed or elevation of the knee itself'ivhen the feeds are operated'by poiver, and to etiect this by automatically operating trips controlling a single clutch controlling,

` teleseoping shaft.

` j Referring to Figures y2, 3,4 and `9, the

feed control shaft consistsof a. `spindle 145 mounted in the saddle 121 and having a pinion 1116, by which the spindle may berotated, and a key-Way 147 A. sleeve 148 having bearings in the knee frame telescopically encl-oses the spindle 1415 and carries an internal tit-key 149 engaging the keyivay 142/". The sleeve and spindle will thus rotate together, While permitting thel free,

transverse travelof the saddle 121 relativeto the knee.y Y

toothed pinion 150, journaledV and housed in a bracket151 of the saddle through ivhicii the sleevev 1118 passes, ried on the-slave and rotatably connected-to it by means of the external key-Way 152., being engaged by a key 153 in the pinion 150. rl`rip pins15-fl and 155 have rack connection with the pinion 150 and arc provided at their loiver ends With beveled surfaces 155 Aand cani plato l5? adjustably secured in the is sli dably carpath of the pin 1511 and in a transverse T-slot 158 of the knee frame by ineaiisofa clamping bolt 159. fr snniiar cam plate 160 is provided in the path of the pin 155 and when the saddle has traveled a predetermined distance in a forward direction, ,thel trip pin 15% will be raised by the plate 157,

rotating the pinion 150 and sleeve 1418 in the direction of the arrouv in igure 2, and at the same time loitering the pin in arm 151 is secured to the sleeve 1418 and has link connection 102 upon the clutch shifter shaft 71 and when, therefore, the sleeve 148 is rocked, in the manner above described, the

clutch sleeve 59 will be .moved tothe left and removed from clutching Contact with the driving bevel lll and the transverse feed of the saddle 121 will be stopped. Similarly, when the bevel gear has been clutch connected with the sleeve 59 by means of they hand lever, as heretofore described, and the saddle is traveling in the opposite direction,

lthe trip pin' 155 will be raised by the cam plate 160 and the sleeve 118 Will be rocked in the opposite direction to iii-ove theclutch sleeve 59 to the right, away from theclutch connection iviththe. bevel gear 413, stopping the reverse feed of the saddle.

For the'vertical controlof the knee, (see Figures l and 9) a pinion 163 is Carried by the sleeve 148 and trip pins ,164i kand 165, similar to the pins heretofore described, are

` arranged in a suitable housing vand engage this pinion with their toothed ends. y Cain plates 166 and 16? are adjustably secured in ya 'iT-slot 168 in the main column, operate according to the direction ofL the feeds to engage the piiis'164. and v165and rock the`r sleeve 148 at predetermined points in the vertical travel of the kneeI and through the mechanism, as above described, disengage the driving clutch ysleeve y49 and stopthe f feed.

.The trip mechanism for the control ofthe izo p ported in mesh with the pinion 'lilandrack einem@ i tceth 170 engage a toothed segment 171 upon an arin172 pivoted to the carriage and hav-` ing circular flange` segements 173. forked arm 174 having a slot 17 5 ispivoted to the saddle concentric to the arm 172 and its `forked ends 17 6 engagethe `segment-s 173,` as

shown in Figure 14. The slot 175is engaged by the crank arm of'a trip dog 177 pivoted to the saddle (see Figure 1) and havingan p upper arm 178 arranged in the .rpath ofthe trip blocks 179 and 180, adjustably `secured in T-slots` 181 of the feed table.v As the `trip legs 1797` or 180 engage the dog 177 t during the travel of the table to turn. it according to the direction of the feed, the control sleeve 148 is rocked through the levers 172 ,and

1711,` rack bar 169, pinion 116` and shaft 105,

with the result of again disengaging the clutch sleeve L19 and stopping the feed.` i

For the plane type of milling machine having no swiveled carriage, theconstruction of the feed table trip is shown in Figure 17, in which a trip pin 182 `having a beveled flange 183 and a rack 184 is vertically mounted in the saddle. The rack 1384 is in n mesh with the gear or pinion 1.416 and trip plates 185 and 186 vhave inclined surfaces and are adjustably clamped inthe Slot 181 at the desired points for the length of travel ofthe feed table. point, the inclined faces of the plates engage the beveled flange 183, raising or lowering it, accordingly asthe table travels in one or theother` direction, and by thisrockL ing, the control shaft- 145 and sleeve 1118 release the clutch sleeve 49 and stop the feed. As will be seen from the foregoing,

allV the feeds may be started in the desired direction by turning the hand indexingleverv to engage theclutch sleeve 49fwith the proper bevel gear clutch running inthe desired direction. 'The feeds are thereafter automatically stopped at the desired point and a rapid traverse may be effected by manipulating the same lever to slide the rack sleeve and through the connecting elements move. the dive key to disengage the slow forward speed and make friction clutch connection with the fast running clutch gear. p

It will be seen that this may be done, no matter in what direction the feeds are moving, and that it isentirely independent of the feed of the forward speed.`

It will also be noted `that the sixteen dif-IV `pendent of the powerfeeds.

` I claim as my invention:

anismfor shifting said high speed drivin As the table reaches this .i

ually:` operated gfeedsare provided, indel It will 4also be" seen` "that by the construction disclosed all theoperating parts in both the `main `column y and knee are Fenclosed in `practically oil-ti ht comparte 7 `ments that may be partially lledwith 1ut bricants, thus makinglubrication ofthe opn erating elements, simple and effective and protectingthem from injury. l,

y, This case is a division of application on y niillin `machines tiled by me ,pMarch 20, 1020, erial No. `67,529.` t y.

t 1, `The combination, witha knee frame, of atdrive shaft, a" clutch shafthaving a high speed `driving clutch connection withfsaid .drive shaft,`a forward and reverse driving connection for said clutch shaft and a mech- B5 clutch connection to operate` or release sai clutch shaft.` y t 2. .The combination, with a knee frame, of adrive shaft, a clutch shaft having a high speed driving clutch connection with said drive shaft, a forward and reverse driving connection for said clutch shaft, a rock shaft and sleeve concentric therewith operatively connected with said high speed driving clutch connection and with Vsaid forward and reverse drivingconnection, and a mechanism for operating `said rock shaft and; said sleeve to set or release said clutch connection or adjustfsaidl forward or reverse driving connection.

3. The combination, with a knee frame, ofla drive shaft, a clutch shaft having a high speed driving clutch connection with lclutch shaft, a forward and reverse driving connection, and a mechanism mounted to a1-` ternately render said high speed driving clutch connection and said variable speed driving connection opera-tive or inoperative and for adjusting said forward and reverse driving connection in an operative or neutral position. v

5.The' combination, with a knee frame, of a Vdrive shaft, a clutch shaft, a clutch having a driving connection with said drive shaft and loosely mounted on said clutch shaft, a gear loosely mountedon saidclutch shaft and having a` variable speed driving connectionwith` said `drive shaft, a clutc i n i for looking said gear on said clutch shaft, a.

loosely mounted thereon and having a driving connection' withsaid drive shaft, a comparatively large gear 'loosely mounted on said clutch shaft. a locking clutch therefor, a variable speed; driving connection between said gear and said drive shaft, a feather key for operating said locking clutch and for locking and releasing said high speed driving clutch, a forward and reverse clutch for said clutch shaft, a feather key connected therewith, and a lever mounted to operate said feather keys.

7L rIhe combination, with a. knee frame, of a drive shaft, means having a high speed driving connectio-n with saiddrive shaft, a gear mounted on said means, mechanism for alternately rendering said high speed driving connect-ion and said gear operative or inoperative, a variable speed'driving connection between said drive shaft and said gear, and mechanism including a concentric lever and dial for shiftingv the gears of said variable speed driving connection to change the speed of said high speed means.

8. The combination, with a knee frame, of a drive shaft, a clutch shaft mounted there in, a gear mounted on said clutch shaft, a variable speed gearing connecting said drive shaft with said gear, means for locking or releasing said gear on said clutch shaft, said variable speed gearing comprising parallel shafts and gears lof different diameter mounted thereon, and mechanism for locking or releasing said gears, including a concentric sleeve and shaft and an operating lever and indexing dial therefor.

9. The combination, with a knee frame, of adrive shaft, means having a high speed driving connection with said driveshaft. a

Y forward and reverse drivingv connection for said means, a feed operating shaft geared to said forward and reverse driving connections, an elevating'screw for said frame having a driving connection with said feed operating shaft, and mechanism for rendering said high speed driving connection and said forward and reverse driving connection operative or inoperative.

10. The combination, with a knee frame, of a drive shaft, a shaft having a high speed driving connection with said drive shaft, a forward and reverse driving connection for said high speed shaft, variable speed driving connections between said drive shaft and said high speed shaft, mechanism vfor yrendering said high speed driving connection and said variable speed driving connection alternately operative or inoperative and for moving said forward and reverse driving connection to an operative or nent al position, a feed operating shaft geared to said forwardand reverse driving connection, an elevating screw for said frame havingl a driving connection with said feed operating:

shaft, and an upright column having a guide `for said frame.

The combination, with a knee frame,

of a drive shaft, a shaft-having a high,

of a drive shaft, a clutch shaft operatively connected therewith. a feed operating shaft geared to'said clutch shaft, an elevating screw for said knee frame, a column whereon said f'aine isvertical'ly movable, a carriage supported by said frame, a feed screw connected with said carriage and having a driv- Y ing' connection with said feed operating shaft, and means for rendering the driving connection between said elevating screw and said feed screw and said feed operating shaftalternately operative or inoperative.

13. The combination, with a knee frame, of `a drive shaft, a shaft having a. driving connection with said drive shaft,a feed operico ating shaft geared to said driven shaft, an

elevating screw having a driving connection with said feed operating shaft, a column having a guide wherein `frame is vertically movable, a carriage supported on said frame, a feed screw connected with said carriage and having a driving connection with said feed operating shaft, mechanism for rendering the driving connectionbetweei said elevating screw and said feed screw and said feed operating shaft alternately open ative or inoperative andmanually operated means for operating said velevating iscrew and said feed screw. Y

14. The combination, with a knee frame, of a drive shaft, a clutch shaft having a driving connection with said drive shaft, a feed operating shaft operatively'connected with said clutch shaft for forward and reverse movement, a carriage mounted on said knee frame and operatively connected with said feed operating shaft for forward and re verse movement of said carriage, a table mounted in said carriage for independent movement thereon, a feed screw for said table, and mechanism connecting said feed screw with said feed operating shaft.

15. The combination, with a column, of a knee frame mounted for vertical move to said feedoperating lil 'aubaine ed in said frame, an elevatingfsorew for raising and lowering said frame-andgeared g shaft a carriage mounted on said? frame, a fee erewthereffor operatively connecteifl with "said feed operating shaft. a table supported by said carriage,a feed 'screw for said, table operatively connected with said feedtoperating shaft, andmechanism for revolving said feed operating shaft forward andreverse `at a highspeed or `avaliable speed. f v i 16. The combination, with a column, of a knee frame mounted for vertical movement thereon, a feed operating shaft mounted in said frame, an elevating screw for raising and lowering said frameandfgeared to said feed operating shaft, a carriage `mounted on said frame, a feed screw therefor'operatively connected with said feedoperating shaft, a table supported by said carriage, a feed screw for saidv table operatively connected with said feed operating shaft,` and lmechanism for revolvingr said feed operating shaftfor@` ward and reverse at ahigh speed or a variable speed,'.and levers and ad-ialfor controlling theoperat-ionof said n'lechanism.

17. The combinatiomwith a knee frame, of a feed operatineF shaftmounted therein, a carriage mounted on said frame, a feed screw connected with said carriage:and` having a driving connection with said feed operating shaft, mechanism for revolving said feed operating shaft forward and reverse" at high speed or slower variable speeds, a shifting meansfor said mechanism.` and means for automatically actuating said shifting means to stop the forward or reverse movement of said feed loperating shaft. Y n

18. The combination, with a knee frame, of a feed operating shaft mounted therein, a mechanism for revolving said `shaft forward and reverse, a carriage mount/edlen said frame, a feed screw for said carriage having a driving connection `with said feed operating shaft, means for controlling the operation of said feed operating shaft, and an automatic trip for said controlling means including telescoping members mounted respectively in said knee frame and said carriage and slidable one upon the other during the forward and reverse movement of said carriage.

19. The combination, with a kneeframe, of a drive shaft, means having a drivingr connection with said drive shaft, a forward and reverse driving connection for said means, a carriage mounted on said frame, a feed operating shaft geared to said forward and reverse driving connections and having feeding connections with said carriage, a rock shaft, an `operating lever therefor connected with said forward and reverse driving connections, and mechanism connected with said rock shaft and with said carriage for automatically rocking' saidshaft and shifting said forward and reverse driving connections atifpredeterminedpoints in the travel of said carriage.` i t QULIThe "combination, with aimee frame `and a canriagc mounted thereon, of lnecha-` nism for forward and reverse movement of said carriage, a controlling "means for said mechanism andan autimiatic tripldevice comprisingr telescofping members mounted respectivelf insaid knee frame and said carriageland having meansi'or tripping said controlling` means at predetermined points in the travel of said carriage. u

`QL'The combination, with a column, of a `linee frame vertically movable thereon, a carriage` mounted to traverse .said knee frame, a` table supported by said carriage and having a feeding movement thereon, mechanism for raising and lowering said knee frame on said column for traversing said carriage on said j knee frame `and for feeding said `table forward yand backward, a controlling device for said mechanism, and meansfor automatically actuating said controlling device to .check the movementy of said `knee frame, the traverse of said y.carriage and the feed of said table.

2Q. The combination, with a knee, of a carriage movable thereon and a table supported by said carriage, a column whereon` said linee is vertically movable, mechanism for raising and lowering said knee, for traversing said carriage and feeding and reversing said table and a lever mounted for forward and backward and' lateral movement and connected; with said` mechanism for controllingtthe movement of said knee, said carriage and said table.'

`23. The combination, with a knee, of a carriageniounted thereoma table supported by said carriage, a column whereonrsaidt knee is vertically movable, mechanisms having high speed and low speed driving connections for raising and lowering said knee, traversing said carriage and feeding and reversing said table, and a lever mounted for a plurality of movements and connected with said driving connections for controlling the movement of said knee, said carriage and said table.

24. The combination, with a knee, of a carriage mounted thereon, a table supported by said carriage, a column whereon said knee is vertically movable, mechanism hav-` ing high speed and low speed driving connections for raising and lowering said knee, traversing said carriage and feeding and reversing said table, and a lever mounted for four movements andy connected with said driving connections for controlling the movenient of said knee, said carriage and said table, and ymeans for automatically operating said leverto stop said knee, said carriage or said table.

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Q5.V The combination, with a knee, i a carriage mounted thereon, a table supported by said carriage, a column whereon said knee is mounted, a friction clutch controlled mechanism for traversing said carriage, a iositive jaw clutch eoiitrolled mechanisn'i for fee-drag and reversing said table.

26. rEhe combination, with a knee, of a i mounted thereon, a table supported i ge, a column whereon said knee y a friction 'clutch controlled for traversing said carriage, and w clutch controlled mechanism ing said table and levers and a dial for ope ing said clutches.

2'?. rEhe combination with a knee frame, of a drive shaft, a clutch shaft, a clutch having a driving connection with said drive shaft d oosely mounted said clutch shaft, a gear loosely mounted on said clutch shaft and ha 1ing a variable speed driving connection with said drive shaft, a clutch for locking said gear on said clutch shaft, and means for operating said gear clutohand locking and releasing said high speed driving clutch.

2S. The combination with a knee frame, of a drive shaft, a clutch shaft having a high speed driving clutch connection at one end `with said drive shaft, the other end of said clutch shaft ha\`fing variable speed driving connection with said drive shaft, and a driving connection with said clutch shaft intermediate said high speed and variable speed driving` connections.

2S). The combination with a frame, of a carriage mounted thereon7 a table supported by said carriage, a feed screw for said table, a feed operating shaft mounted in said knee frame,a carriage feed screw shaft mounted adjacent and parallel to sad feed operating shaft, ineens for applying power to one end of said feed operating shaft, means at the other end of said feed operating shaft for driving said carriage screw shaft, and means movable on said feed operating shaft and connecting it with said table and carriage feed screws.

30. The combination with a knee frame, of a carriage and a table supported thereon, screw feed shafts for said carriage and table, a clutch shaft mounted transversely of said knee frame and having clutch y controlled driving connections at one end and controlling means therefor near its opposite end, intermediate forward and reverse driving connections on said clutch shaft, a feed operating shaft mounted longitudinally of said knee frame and having` driving connections with said forward and reverse gearing, and driving connections between said feed operating shaftand said carriage and table screw shafts.

3l. rllhe combination with a knee frame, of a carriage and table supported thereon, a clutch shaft mounted transversely of said knee frame and havingk clutch controlled driving connections at one end and controlling means therefor near its opposite end, intermediate forward and reverse driving connections on said clutch shaft, a feed operating shaft mounted llong gitndinally of said knee frame and having driving connections with said forward and reverse gearing, screw shaf for said carriage and said table, driving connections between said'l feed operating shaft and said screw shafts, and a vertically mounted screw shaft for said knee frame driven from said feed operating shaft.

32. rlhe combination with a knee, of a carriage mounted thereon, means for traversing said carriage, a table supported by said carriage, positive jaw clutch controlled 1nechanisin for feeding and reversing said table, and a lever and dial for operating said clutch controlled mechanism.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand' this 13th day of September, 192i.

CONRAD M CONRADSON,

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